accomplish 101 things in 1001 days

I read the first 3 books in the Earth’s Children series a long, long time ago & re-read the first 2 books in 2008 – The Clan of the Cave Bear & The Valley of the Horses.

Next up is book 3, The Mammoth Hunters, that I have a copy of. There are 2 more books, The Plains of Passage & the Shelters of Stone that I need to find copies of (check the library after reading book 3) & another book is yet to be finished.

I amy not achieve my goal if the book is un-finished by 11 May 2011, but I hadn’t realised there was another book due out when I set this goal. I’ll adjust it if necessary.

Ok, so this is what I rounded up:

1 What Women Want men to Know by Barbara de Angelis
2 Screw it, Let’s Do It by Richard Branson
3 Feel (Robbie Williams) by Chris Heath
4 The Human Zoo by Desmond Morris
5 Elton John by Gerald Newman
6 A Mother’s Story by Sarah Payne
7 Jane Austen’s Guide to Dating by Lauren Henderson
8 Stop Thinking & Start Living by Richard Carlson
9 Eats Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
10 Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
11 Somebodies & Nobodies by Robert W Fuller
12 Child of our Time by Tessa Livingstone
13 Wifework by Susan Maushart
14 The Best Friend’s Guide to Getting Your Groove Back by Vicki Iovine
15 The Shops by India Knight
16 The Fat Ladies Club
17 Gluten-free Girl by Shauna James Ahern
18 What Mothers Do by Naomi Stadlen
19 The Smart Woman’s Guide to Staying at Home by Melissa Hill
20 Three Shoes, One Sock & No Hairbrush by Rebecca Abrams
21 Raising a Daughter by Fulum & Fulum
22 Toddling to Ten by netmums
23 You on a Diet by Roizen & Oz
24 The Wicked Wit of Women compiled by Dominique Enright
25 The Art of Snobbery compiled by Jasper Griffin
26 Alternative Approaches to Education by Fiona Carnie
27 Siblings Without Rivalry by Faber & Mazlish
28 How to be the Perfect Housewife by Anthea Turner

I know there are more somewhere, as I have more biographies, autobiographies & self help books. I’ve got until 11 May 2011, so can read these by then. I need to sort them, decide which to read first & then give the rest their own shelf.

Sort out for charity shop

26 glossy magazines
2 handbags
3 make-up bags
1 small tray
1 un-opened packet of new address cards
9 scarves
1 freebie un-watched DVD
1 un-used CD rom
1 stripey wooly hat that doesn’t suit me
1 pair of gloves, as I now have 3 pairs (2 is fine)
1 mug
1 pint glass with “I am 50” written on it
1 too-big leather jacket
1 skinny fit black jeans (why did I buy these?!)
1 sleeveless summer top
1 pair of black leather trousers from my nightclubbing days
1 pair of pre-pregnancy too small combat trousers
1 pair of cream suede trousers (do not mix with young children)
1 gorgeous dress that I love, but makes me look fat
1 black ringtons tote bag that I don’t really like
1 too-big shirt
1 black camisole top that I love, but never wear any more
1 pink mac that I no longer wear as prefer my boden mac
1 lala snowsuit for a toddler
1 red winter wool coat for a toddler
1 pink fluffy coat for a toddler
1 black furry coat that I love, but doesn’t really suit me

64 / 101 achieved in 1 morning!

http://www.mysimplerlife.com/calendar2009/calendar2009.pdf

I’ve printed out this daily schedule & WILL have a decluttered house after 365 days.

I’ll journal about it each week, so I can feel proud of my achievemnts.

I need 2 more goals & this is very much needed. I have 2 huge bags of un-read nf books that I collected from my bedside, the bookshelves in the bedroom & the bookshelves & under my desk in the study. There are probably more lurking too …

It’s so very easy at these things, to be in a bubble & only chat with existing friends, even though you’re surrounded by throngs of people. I made a conscious effort to say hi to everyone who smiled at me, seek out people I knew online, but hadn’t previously met in rl & to initiate or enthusiastically join in with conversations with random strangers / witches / feegles / half naked men & women.

I seemed to have spent most of the time in the hotel swimming pool watching Kate swim underwater, rather than chilling in the bar area chatting with friends or attending workshops, so next time, I may either go on my own or take the whole family, so Andy can go in the pool with Kate & Holls & I can socialise. Andy prefers the first option, but Kate will be very disappointed to not go.

Completed 4 / 101

Registered for 2 short courses over the phone on Friday, though need to phone them tomorrow & check it went through ok, as the computers weren’t working properly.

Feb – A174 Start Writing Fiction
May – T189 Digital photography: creating and sharing better images

I decided last year when writing my 101 goals to take my focus off a degree & study something just for fun. I had enough money in my transfer credit balance to pay for 2 short courses :)

I was inspired by Celeste to take the writing fiction course & am very interested in photography, but very un-knowledgeable about most of it.

I haven’t thought past these courses, but hope to be working by the time they finish, so may have work-related studying & training to do by then.

3 / 101 completed

I did 2 afternoons a week in the summer & autumn terms. I assume I am again this term, I’m also looking for a job, so this may change.

Completed 2 / 101

I was voted in as secretary at the AGM last term.

Completed 1 / 101

Personal & Lifestyle

1 Cook a new recipe once a week for 2 months (0/8)
2 Have a girlie weekend at home
3 Spend a weekend on my own
4 Tag & organise all my photos in flickr
5 Rent a cottage near the sea
6 Cleanse, tone & moisturise twice a day for 2 months (0/60)
7 Join a new local group
8 Post birthday cards on time
9 Become an active PTFA member
10 Volunteer regularly at school
11 Study something & actually finish it!
12 Study an OU openings course
13 Spend my OU refund in 2009 & study something interesting
14 Write more letters
15 Wear my Fairy Goth Mother corset
16 Learn to play the piano
17 Fix my clarinet
18 Make a tote bag
19 Finish The Artist’s Way
20 Journal my progress with 101 in 1001
21 List 100 things that make me happy
22 Chat to people I don’t all ready know at the discworld convention
23 Go to a music festival
24 Grow my own herbs
25 Make a charm bracelet
26 Order & update a 2009 Organised Mum wall calendar
27 Order & update a 2009 Organised Mum journal
28 Accept the fact that I am now 40 & we don’t yet live in our “perfect home”
29 Find out more about training to be a teacher
30 Finish reading Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series
31 Finish reading The Clan of the Cave Bear series
32 Join a reading group
33 Don’t use the internet for 1 weekend a month, each month for 6 months
34 Read 20 new authors
35 Meet up with an internet friend
36 Learn to make meringues
37 Renew my driving license
38 Calculate our carbon footprint & reduce it
39 Schedule regualar me time
40 Take pride in my appearance
41 Cultivate my friends & make them feel special
42 Do my Womans Journal book
43 Learn to make 10 different sauces / dressings
44 Re-watch all 6 star wars films in the right order
45 Grow something to eat

Health & fitness

46 Increase my fitness
47 Go GF (100% no cheating) for a month
48 Go vegetarian for 2 weeks
49 Meal plan properly
50 Learn to make good GF cake
51 Lose 5lbs & keep it off
52 Lose 10lbs & keep it off
53 Lose 15lbs & keep it off
54 Try yoga
55 Floss my teeth twice a day (without fail!) for 1 month

Financial

56 Sell / get rid of my Avon stock
57 List my debts
58 Make a debt repayment plan
59 Stick to a budget for 2 months

Family

60 Tach Holly to read & write
61 Use our National Trust card at least once a month
62 Go to an RSPB event
63 Increase Kate’s self confidence
64 Make space for daily time with Andy, Kate & Holly
65 Go away for the weekend with Andy
66 Read my new parenting books before Kate & Holly leave home!!!
67 Buy a Wii
68 Make an advent calendar for Kate, Holly & Andy
69 Visit a bluebell wood
70 Teach Kate to play the recorder
71 Compile of list of local places to visit, including existing favourites
72 Stop the dog barking at Andy so much
73 Learn basic Spanish as Kate is learning it from September 2008
74 Schedule regular date nights
75 Go to 10 new places

Home life

76 Organise my books
77 Organise Kate & Holly’s books
78 Redecorate the lounge
79 Declutter our bedroom
80 Organise craft things
81 Write out & keep to a housework schedule
82 Find the 2 missing library books
83 Move my chair from the bedroom to the lounge
84 Frame our photos & put them on the walls
85 Declutter 101 possessions (64/101)
86 Decorate the stairs & landing
87 Buy a rain butt
88 Declutter baby equipment & toys, keep some for childminding
89 Re-paint the front door, bottle green is boring!
90 Organise my shoes & boots
91 Redecorate the playroom
92 Buy new carpet for the lounge
93 Put laminate in the playroom
94 Buy a new dining room table & chairs
95 Be happy with the front garden

Misc added in

96 Put aside £2 for each task completed & treat myself to something at the end of 1001 days
97 Write a new list
98 Get 1000 comments to a livejournal entry
99 Complete NaNoWriMo
100 Locate, organise & read my lurking un-read non-fiction books
101 Do the 2009 My Simpler Life decluttering challenge